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The stigma of dementia among ethnic cultures can bring shame and guilt
Dementia is a challenge for all family members, but among some ethnic communities, it can be devastating.
“Approaches to disease can be very different in different ethnic groups,” explains Mimi Lowi-Young, CEO of Alzheimer Society of Canada.
The Tamil language, for example, has no word for dementia.